WINTER RANGE LIVESTOCK WORKER

H2ajobs; Paul (ID); On-site; USD 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Three meals daily

Free water and meals for workers

Transportation to worksite

Job summary

H2ajobs in Idaho is seeking a livestock range handler to manage cattle on winter range. You will live in employer-provided housing, receive three meals daily, and be on-call around the clock, with the majority of work on the range.

The role centers on monitoring animal health, moving herds, assisting with branding and vaccination, and maintaining fencing and facilities while upholding humane livestock practices.

Qualifications

• 3 months of livestock experience required.
• On-call 24/7 availability.
• Live in employer-provided range housing.

Responsibilities

• Attend to livestock on the range during winter.
• Monitor health of mother and offspring and address sickness.
• Report dehydration and deterioration in animal condition.
• Assist with supplemental feeding when weather or forage limits range feeding.
• Herd livestock to grazing areas using winter trailing methods.
• Prevent hypothermia, abortion or death by ensuring water/forage availability during daylight.
• Assist with branding, tagging and vaccination by moving animals to corrals or stalls.
• May assist with repairing or building fences and maintaining tools and facilities.

Skills

Livestock handling

Range work

On-call availability

Observation

Job description

Must have 3 months experience with 200 head of livestock on the range. One reference required. Required to be available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week and spend the majority of workdays on the range. All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of livestock. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the range during the winter season:

• humid weather adversely affects their health
• detect direction from which wind or prevailing storms are coming to keep animals gathered and safe
• intensely monitor and treat both mother and young offspring vulnerable to the colder temperatures and sickness
• report to employer dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in animal's body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition
• assist with supplemental feeding (when weather or quality of forage precludes use of range forage)
• herd livestock to appropriate grazing areas using winter trailing methods to avoid undue stress
• prevent hypothermia/abortion/death, move animals at a pace sufficient to ensure they receive ample water/forage during daylight hours before bedding down at night
• assist with branding and tagging and with the vaccination of animals by herding into corrals and /or stalls or manually restraining animals
• may assist with repairing or building fence to contain or protect livestock, may assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and livestock handling facilities necessary to livestock production

Some work/tasks may occur off the range, but more than 51% of work will be performed on the range. Western Range Association and its member ranches facilitate practices of good animal husbandry. Employees that are found abusing, neglecting or abandoning livestock entrusted to their care may be terminated for cause. If the negligent/abusive actions of an employee result in the loss/death of livestock/animals or cause harm to another person, the employee may be held accountable for these actions. The worker will live in the employer provided range housing. Said housing will be clean and in good repair at the time it is provided to the employee. The employee is responsible to maintain the housing unit in a reasonable level of cleanliness in order to avoid flies, mice or other vermin. The employee is responsible to alert the employer of damage to the housing unit within a reasonable amount of time. The employee may be held accountable for damage to the housing unit that is the result of negligence on the part of the employee (normal wear and tear excepted). Hours worked footnote: On call for up to 24 hours 7 days a week

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Housing contains free and convenient cooking facilities and employer will provide three prepared meals a day or adequate food, free of charge, based on the requisition by worker, for workers to prepare their own meals while in camp or on the range. Employer may at times provide prepared meals for workers consumption. Employer will provide worker a minimum of 4.5 gallons of potable water per day per worker for drinking and cooking purposes. Additional clean water will be provided to meet the workers laundry and bathing needs.

Transport: Transportation from point of recruitment to worksite and from the worksite back to the point of recruitment will be arranged and provided by Employer. Employer will reimburse worker for subsistence costs during travel to worksite no later than the end of the first pay period upon presentation of receipts and from the worksite at the end of the job based on rates established in the applicable regulations.

Experience wanted: 3 months

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